Activities at Thistle Hill Care Home

Today we had a lovely Coffee Morning.  In celebrations of what would be Robert Burns birthday we have read some of his poems including ‘John Anderson my Jo’, sung ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and did the Burns themed quiz.

Of course we were snacking on popular Scottish treats and toasted to ourselves with glass of Irn-Bru while listening to bagpipe tunes.

Good time was had by all. 

Across our services residents had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Emilia from Medical Detection Dogs.

Emilia took us on a journey to discover how the organisation began training dogs to support people with complex health conditions, saving their lives on a daily basis.

Using their amazing sense of smell, these dogs can identify odour changes emitted prior an episode and alert the person to take preventative action.

We were introduced to the wonderful dogs and the science behind the sniff.  It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our canine-loving residents.

This afternoon we welcomed back our favourite Pete Goldup - The Silent Disco DJ.

This time Pete served us a good rendition of 70s classics. Residents enjoyed singing and dancing to well known hits. It was a pleasure to see that everyone was having a good time.

Not only was it great fun but a good opportunity for residents to stretch and exercise. We love music related activities!

Residents at Thistle Hill Care Centre in Knaresborough celebrated International Flower Day which took place on January 19th.  International Flower Day promotes the psychological boost that flowers can give to people. From growing and nurturing plants and flowers, to gifting flowers to show love and appreciation, and sometimes just the simple act of admiring their beauty – flowers have the power to make someone’s day. 

Residents took part in flower-based activities throughout the day including planting bulbs of flowers, creating flower photo frame, virtual visit to Great British Gardens on YouTube and house plants display which everyone really enjoyed.  Their collective knowledge about flowers gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive.      

Our multi talented physio Chris lead one of his baking mornings yesterday.

Residents attempted to make Rock Cakes but we ended up with Rock Biscuits! Don't worry they tasted delicious. Full of spices and dried fruits, went well with cups of tea during post bake chat.

In the afternoon few ladies went on a shopping trip with Sarah. From what we've heard hunt for sales bargains was successful.

Regular exercise strengthens heart and improves circulation. It is also improving general mood and wellbeing.

Today like every Thursday residents joined our physiotherapist Chris for Movement to Music exercise. Chris has an amazing way of convincing everyone to participate in his class and it's always good fun.

On Monday we've tried to combine music and exercise on Memory Lane unit. Residents had a sing along and used different accessories to promote movement. Session was well received so we will have Monday Movement every week at 11am.